Mr Mingle has invited Derrick to his house and per Lily's persuasion, Derrick went to see his father. His father presented him with an envelope. He opened it and the content didn't make sense to him. It was a pregnancy test report for Lyla with details stated Lyla was six weeks pregnant. Lyla walked into the room while Derrick was still lost in his thoughts and snapped him out of his thoughts with a greeting.Derrick turned his gaze in the direction of Lyla. She was standing next to the sofa with her hand on her flat belly. She sat down on the sofa next to Mr Mingle. He shifted his gaze from Lyla back to his father."Dad, I swear I didn't touch her. It's not me. Believe me," Derrick said sounding very alarmed by the news.Lyla let out a cry like she had been wrong."Derrick, why are you denying it? Is it because you were drunk? Have you forgotten how you forced yourself on me?" Lyla cried.Mr Mingle comforted her and turned an angry gaze towards Derrick."Derrick if you said you didn't
The fifteen-minute drive to his apartment felt like forever. Derrick's mind kept going over the conversation with his father and Lyla's pregnancy."How do I prove my innocence? I did not touch her," Derrick thought running his hand through his hair."How do I explain this to Lily? She will never believe me. How does this keep happening?" he thought"Six weeks pregnant. Did something happen between us?" he questioned himself. "No, I would have known. DNA is the solution. Yes DNA," he concluded.He drove into the compound of his apartment in fifteen minutes as he had promised Lily. The house was quiet, and all the lights were off except for the light in their bedroom. He knew Lily was awake. He took a deep breath and walked towards the bedroom. He climbed the staircase and just a couple of steps away from the bedroom he stopped. He stood there for a while and rather went into his study. He shut the door behind him and sat behind his desk. He sat there for a while not sure what to do. He
Derrick needed a solution to his problem ASAP. Searching his mind for someone who could help and also keep his secret safe, his confident Rosy came to mind.Luis was the best choice but his friendship with Lily makes it a bad idea to speak with him. Convinced with his choice, Derrick left his apartment without informing Lily and he proceeded to Rosy's apartment. Same neighbourhood but a different street. Before knocking on Rosy's door, he tried to recall everything he could from the night meant for Lily.He woke up with just his trousers on, he did have love bites all over himself including places he never expected. Lyla had no clothes on. He was incredibly angry so he did not pay any attention to her skin. Now, he is unable to tell if she had a love bite made on her or not. He was now doubtful of himself. He can't remember anything, what if something did happen between them that night? These were the thoughts running through Derrick's mind.As early as 5 a.m., Derrick was already ou
Derrick had spent half of his day in Rosy's apartment talking about the situation he found himself in. Rosy advised him not to tell his woman. She further advises him to get close to Lyla and run a DNA when the pregnancy is more than three months old to confirm if he is the father. This suggestion sounded good to Derrick, so he felt calmer. He felt the burden on his shoulders lifted with the provided solution. All he needs now is time. He returned home to find Lily waiting for him in the living room."My love, where have you been?" Lily asked as soon as Derrick entered the house and came face-to-face with her in the living room."I am sorry, I went jogging and met a friend and we spoke for a while," Derrick explained, and Lily sighed."You could have called me. I was worried. I called Marcus; I called your dad..." Lily said and Derrick interrupted her."You call my father?" Derrick said almost raising her voice at her."Yes, I..." Lily replied taking a step back, seeing the anger on hi
The apologetic surprise did not end with Derrick singing and giving her a bouquet of rose flowers, but he gave all the house servants the evening off and cooked dinner. He led Lily to the dining area. The set-up was simple yet amazing. The dining table was gone but in the centre of the room was a round table with just two chairs. The table was covered with a white cloth draping on the sides. In the centre was a small glass flower vase with white orchid flowers. A small cherry-scented candle was lit on the side. A bucket of ice with a wine bottle stuck in it, with two champagne glasses had their stand not far away from the round table. The dishes were arranged in a circle with the orchid and lit a scented candle in the middle. There was bruschetta for an appetizer and for the main course, sautéed chicken, and vegetables. A simple dinner. Two plates were placed in front of each chair. Lily was surprised and was smiling ear to ear. She took a step and realized the floor was covered with
After breakfast, Derrick left the apartment to meet up with Lyla as scheduled. He had chosen a restaurant as the meeting place. He booked a private room in the restaurant for that purpose. He arrived at the place first, parked his car two blocks away and walked to the location with a disguise. He was taken to the private room he had booked. He ordered a cup of coffee as he waited for Lyla who had not arrived yet. He sipped his coffee as he read a session in an entertainment magazine he had picked up from the stand at the restaurant reception on his way in. He checked his time, twenty minutes had already passed and Lyla was still not in. He picked up his phone and called her. "Hello," Derrick said as soon as the call connected."Hi" replied Lyla."Where are you? Are you coming?" Derrick questioned in annoyance. "I am at home. Aren't you coming to pick me up?" Lyla asked in a relaxed tone."Pick you up? What do you mean pick you up? What did I give you an address for?" Derrick question
She smiled and later left the restaurant pretending to be sad, but Derrick had already left. As soon as she steps out of the restaurant, she scouts the environment for Derrick but he is nowhere to be found. She walked to the roadside with a long face. She plans on feigning illness to get Derrick to take her home and spend time with her, but it looks like that isn't going to happen since Derrick is already gone. Annoyed, she stood by the roadside trying to get a taxi back home. Just then a black Porsche stopped in front of her. She frowned at first but realized who it was when the window was rolled down. "Get in," Derrick said."No, I came here by myself, and I would go by myself," Lyla declined trying to get Derrick to coax her to sit in his car.She rolled her eyes and folded her arms across her chest looking elsewhere like she didn't need the ride, but inwardly she was happy with the attention she was getting from Derrick. Derrick asked her one more time already getting irritated
"I am sure, he is the only man who has touched me," she repeated and her aunty stared at her with a hand folded across her chest."You better be sure about this," Paula said and left Lyla for the kitchen.Back at the club, Derrick was not sure when he had passed out, but when he opened his eyes, he frowned looking at his environment. He was sitting on a chair surrounded by some half-naked ladies. One was giving him a lap dance and the other giving him a shoulder massage.He drove them away from himself faster than lightning speed. He checked his wallet and realized he had spent all the money he had inside it. He got up, buckled his belt and stepped out of the bar. He then realizes how late it was."Oh my God, Lily," he thought as he ran towards his car and quickly started the engine once he was behind the wheel."Hey asshole, you didn't pay the lap dancers," yelled the bar owner.Derrick ignored him and drove off towards his apartment."He just apologized to Lily not long ago and today
Derrick went silent and lowered his head shocked by the news of his father's death."I was informed yesterday but I knew you were out on a date and I didn't want to spoil your evening with such news," Luis added and Derrick just nodded."I will be returning to Florida, later today. Just let me know if you need anything," Luis said and got up to leave.Derrick got up and escorted Luis to the door without saying anything but just nodding to whatever Luis was saying. He closed the door after Luis had left and out of anger punched the wall so hard, that he got injured in the process. As if he could not feel the pain, he gave the wall another punch. He turned and pressed his back to the wall and sank to the ground.Luis walked to his car and called Isabel."Hello Isabel, are you busy?" he asked."No, what's up?" replied Isabel."Kindly come over to Derrick's place. He is not alright. I just told him about his father," replied Luis."Okay, I will be there in 10 minutes," Isabel replied."Gr
Derrick lowered his head, disappointed. He did not know how to react to the news he had just received. It was his father all along. All the problems he and Lily went through were because of his father. Technically, Lily never had a moment of peace because of him. He recalled what Lily had said about having months of peace since he was out of her life. She was right after all. "When did you find out?" Derrick directed his question to Luis."Err, things become clearer the day you left Florida. I had always had my suspicion though," replied Luis."Why didn't you say something to me?" Derrick queried."Would you have believed me then without the undeniable evidence?" Luis asked advancing towards him.Derrick went silent and Luis patted him on the shoulder."I am truly sorry about your father. I wish he didn't do what he did," Luis consoled and left the two standing there."And you," Derrick said shifting his attention to Isabel who was still standing with him. "Did you ever love me or was
Luis, knowing what was going to happen, had already taken the first flight to Washington to defend Derrick.Arriving at Washington Central police station, Derrick saw on the TV screen what had transpired the night before, while he was in bed hugging Lily's dress. He was shocked to see what was showing on the screen."So that is why he got arrested?" Derrick thought as he was sent to the withholding cell.Derrick knew his father could do the unthinkable like when his father killed his friend and made him lose his memory but that was a long time ago. He thought he had changed."Drug and weapon trafficking?" Derrick thought. "When did he start doing such business?" he continued in his thought. "But why? As the head of Homeland Security, he earned good money, so why would he do this?" he thought. "Or did someone set him up?" he frowned while trying to understand why his father would do such a thing."Lucky you. Your lawyer is already here," came the voice of an officer interrupting Derric
Derry stared at Luis not sure how to react to the information."Does your wife know?" Derry inquired."No," Luis said and turned to face Derry. "When I found Derrick, I sent Isabel to his location to monitor him. Well, I didn't give her so many details aside from telling her I want her to monitor Derrick and report his activities to me and also to keep an eye on his father, Mr Mingle. I had found out the two were living together. Isabel got herself employed in Derrick's new company, Armani or something. Some weird name, I don't know how he comes up with company names. Anyway, Isabel got close to him and he found solace in her. I am not sure what happened. Isabel is very professional in her dealings but she yielded so I let them be," he explained."So Derrick doesn't know," Derry said."No, he doesn't. Isabel is a CID, but now she is in love with Derrick and she will come clean after our operation. She is a strong woman; she can handle rejection if things don't go well," Luis said raisi
Derrick spent some time with his children before leaving for his apartment. He decided to stay around for a while before going back to Washington. Derrick was back in his apartment, he stood in the living room recalling memories of himself and Lily. His eyes shifted to the dining area and he remembered the first time he had cooked for Lily. He recalled all the good times they had together. He went up to the bedroom. He opened the door and the familiar fragrance that used to greet him when Lily was in the room was no longer there. He scanned the room and the dressing table still had Lily's stuff on it. He opened the closet and her clothes were still in there. Neither Lily nor he returned to the apartment after Lily was rushed to the hospital. He removed one of Lily's dresses from the hanger and hugged it. It did carry traces of her scent. He walked to the bed and lay down on the bed hugging Lily's dress feeling regretful. His phone rang interrupting the moment. He searched for it and c
Derry left and Lily turned to face Derrick. There was silence in the room for 10 minutes but it felt like a whole day for Lily. Derrick cleared his throat and got up to sit next to Lily but she stopped him."Please, just sit where you are," Lily said with a straight face and Derrick sat back on his seat."I am sorry about that," Derrick said."Okay. Why do you want to see me?" Lily asked going straight to the point and Derrick exhaled deeply."Lily, I came here to apologize. No matter my explanation it doesn't change the fact that I abandoned you when you needed me most," Derrick began and Lily looked on with a straight face, constantly reminding herself Derry was just in the living room to keep herself calm."So, why did you leave? All I remember was you apologizing," Lily asked and Derrick remembered that day.He had spoken to his father and he left the hospital after. He recalled Lily's state when he left. Derrick narrated their entire life together as a couple and explained he didn
Derry felt Lily needed to know the truth and that would help her make a decision she would not regret. If Derrick's reasons were justified, she could go back to the man she had once loved. She hated him now because she didn't know why he left.He turned to look at Lily, she was asleep but the expression on her face said she was not happy even in her sleep. He got out of bed and went to the washroom and stood under the cold shower. The weather was that cold yet he took a cold shower. He returned to the bedroom to see Derrick had replied indicating he wasn't asleep himself. He sighed and left the bedroom for his study. He dialled Luis's number and he picked up after two rings."Hey men, do you have something against marriage fun?" queried Luis as soon as the call connected."Sorry to disturb you, I just needed someone to talk to," replied Derry sounding sad.Luis looked at Rose who was still sleeping and he went to the balcony."Hey, you don't sound okay, what happened? Is Lily aright?"
Derry joined his third and last meeting for the day. In the meeting, he was a bit distracted. He felt content in his heart, having adopted the children but was still afraid to advance his relationship with Lily, especially now that Derrick was back in Town."Will Lily go back to him?" Derry thought recalling Luis's several warnings."Sir, what do you think of the idea?" asked one of the board members.Derry sat at the head of the table surrounded by 6 board members, 3 on each side of the table. He could see their lips moving and images flashing on the projector screen but nothing they were saying was registering on his mind."Sir, Mr McClean?" the board member sitting closest to him called out to him."Yes," Derry responded snapping out of his thoughts."I just wanted to know what you thought of the idea for the project," the board member who had done the presentation asked again."Send it to my email, I want to go through it again and decide," Derry replied. "Is that the last idea pre
"Perfect," Luis said and Rose looked at him wondering what was on his phone that he was smiling about but he said nothing and continued driving."What is it?" Rose asked curiously."Just work," Luis replied and rubbed her chin with his thumb gently before putting both hands on the steering."Okay," Rose replied and kept her eyes on the road.As soon as they got home, Luis kissed Rose on the cheeks and quickly proceeded to his basement. Rose immediately knew the notification; he received in the car was probably a lead on the investigation. Meaning he had found something on Mr Mingle. She smiled and went to the kitchen to grab a glass of water and after she started preparing some tea for Luis.In the basement, Luis turned on the light and put all his machines on."My babies, Dad needs you to do something really fun for him," Luis said while opening some apps on the machines and waiting for other machines to fully boot.He connected the headset to the machine and put it on. He pulled a se